sei·cen·to (s -ch n t )n. The 17th century with reference to Italian literature and art. [Italian, from (mille) seicento, (one thousand) six hundred : sei, six (from Latin sex; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots) + cento, hundred (from Latin centum; see dek  in Indo-European roots).] |
seicento (Italian) [seiˈtʃɛnto]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the 17th century with reference to Italian art and literature
[Italian, shortened from mille seicento one thousand six hundred]
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